Medevac flights may face stiffer rules. From: AK Journal of Commerce | Date: February 12, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Alaska Journal of Commerce. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Rob Stapleton

Feb. 12--New federal regulations for air ambulance flights may raise the costs and lower the availability of medical evacuation flights in Alaska, according to operators.

The National Transportation Safety Board issued recommendations Jan. 25 for companies providing emergency medical service flights, or medevacs, to add technology and risk-management procedures as a way to improve the industry's safety record.

The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to soon issue requirements mirroring those suggestions. Those requirements had not been ...

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